Azuay Province

Azuay
Province
Province of Azuay
Flag of Azuay Flag
Location of Azuay in Ecuador.
Country	Ecuador
Established	June 25, 1824
Capital	Cuenca
Cantons	List of Cantons Camilo Ponce Enríquez Chordeleg Cuenca El Pan Girón Guachapala Gualaceo Nabón Oña Paute Pucara San Fernando Santa Isabel Sevilla de Oro Sigsig
Government
• Provincial Prefect	Paúl Carrasco Carpio
Area
• Total	7,700 km2 (3,000 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Website	azuay.gov.ec

Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of 7.700 km². Its capital is Cuenca. It is located in the south center of Ecuador in the highlands. Its mountains reach the 4500m above sea level in the national park of El Cajas.

Azuay is located on the Panamerican Highway. Cuenca is connected by national flights from Quito and Guayaquil. It sports the largest hydroelectric plant of the country, situated on the river Paute.

Cantons

The province is divided into 15 cantons.

Canton	Canton seat
Camilo Ponce Enríquez Canton	Camilo Ponce Enríquez
Chordeleg Canton	Chordeleg
Cuenca Canton	Cuenca
El Pan Canton	El Pan
Girón Canton	Girón
Guachapala Canton	Guachapala
Gualaceo Canton	Gualaceo
Nabón Canton	Nabón
Oña Canton	Oña
Paute Canton	Paute
Pucará Canton	Pucará
San Fernando Canton	San Fernando
Santa Isabel Canton	Santa Isabel
Sevilla de Oro Canton	Sevilla de Oro
Sigsig Canton	Sigsig

External links

• Provincial Prefecture's Official Page
• Ubicacuenca.com - Map - Complete Guide of Azuay, Ecuador